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quite to the Ball at G, which then ftrongly attra&s 
the fufpended Thread. 
N. B. When the Air is very moift, the Tube© E 
is turned to a Non-ele£tric without blowing, only by 
the watery Particles adhering to it. 
Experiment III. Fig. s - 
The Bars remaining in their Situation, I took off 
the Tube, and ftretched a very fine white flaxen Thread 
from < D to which touched both the Bars : Then 
applying the rubbed Tube to C , the Virtue was carried 
from Bar to Bar, and the Ball G attracted the Thread 
H at Two Inches Diftance. Afterwards wetting the 
T hread, the Attra&ion became much ftronger at G, 
fo as to attradt the Thread H at Four or Five Inches 
Diftance. 
Experiment IV. Fig. 4. 
Having joined together the Ends of the fufpended 
Bars, I fuffered the Thread © d to hang down, but 
touching no other Body; then the Ele&ricity was 
freely communicated (by applying the rubbed Tube 
to C) from C to the Ball at G. But if d, the lower 
End of the Thread, touched the Ground, or a Chair, 
or was taken hold of by any body’s Hand, or lifted 
up by a walking Cane ; then the Ele&ricity advanced 
no farther on the Bars than ©, but was interrupted 
by the Thread © d, and carried to the Bodies con- 
guous to d y when they are Non-eledtric. If the End 
d of the Thread was laid upon a dry glafs Tube, held 
in the Hand of an Afliftant, then the Eleftricity ran 
as before, along the Bars to the Ball G. The fame 
thing alfo happened when the End d of the Thread 
was thrown up upon the Cat-gut String 5 for in that 
